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applegrove

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Tue Jun 10, 2025, 10:57 PM Jun 10

Deploying Troops to L.A. Is Very Unpopular

Deploying Troops to L.A. Is Very Unpopular

June 10, 2025 at 2:13 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 74 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2025/06/10/deploying-troops-to-l-a-is-very-unpopular/


A new YouGov poll finds that President Trump’s deployment of Marines to Los Angeles is deeply unpopular, with a 47 percent disapproval mark, compared with 34 percent who approve.

Dispatching the National Guard isn’t much better: 45 percent disapprove and 38 percent approve.
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Deploying Troops to L.A. Is Very Unpopular (Original Post) applegrove Jun 10 OP
The morons who approve believe VonSchitzInPants when he says LA is being obliterated. NoMoreRepugs Jun 11 #1
47% is not high enough it should be 74% disapproval ! kimbutgar Jun 11 #2
Too many people don't have an opinion Polybius Jun 11 #3
Apparently, 20-25% of the people a) don't give a fuck Prairie Gates Jun 11 #4
We need the Patriot Act. We need Homeland Security. Hmmm. twodogsbarking Jun 11 #5
so the Magats are holding at 34% mdbl Jun 11 #6

Prairie Gates

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4. Apparently, 20-25% of the people a) don't give a fuck
Wed Jun 11, 2025, 01:52 PM
Jun 11

b) don't know what "deploy" means
c) never heard of a "national guard"
d) are wondering how Los Angeles can still be relevant since they got knocked out of the playoffs
e) all of the above

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